Disappearing bed.



J. C. & H. W. BEAGH.

DISAPPEARING BED.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22. 1913.

1,1 10,526. Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. FHOTO-LITHCL, WASHINGTON, D. C.

J. 0. & H. w. BEACH.

DISAPPEARING BED.

- IAPPLIOATION FILED DEG. 22. 1913.

1,1 1 0,526, Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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/ I I ///l IIIIIIIIIIIII/I/IIII THE NORRIS PEYERS CO. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

I JOHNHC. m dman r nn iv w niinci-rpr slit-se med );tsunam l min ster d iz nnf il i To all'tzgh olmit'may concern Beit known that we, JOHN C. Baron-and Hinvni' W. BEACH, "citizen s, of"- the United States,re'siding in the city and county'of San Francisco and Statefof Galiforn-iafhave' invented new and useful improvements in" Disappearing Beds, of which ."the following is a specification. I v g *This invention relates to wall he ds'. l1

The present invention has for its "ob ect to provide a disappe'aringbed,the mattressv bearing structure of which is in two articrr lated' sections, each vhearing a pornon'or section of the mattress and closablein'a closet structure whichfniay he formed inthe wall or he independent thereof; the recess being of considerably less height than the full length of the mattress, thus providing an econor'nical structure or wall receptacle for the contiguous section'of the bed", when fold} ed fornon-use. This object attained by providing'a tiltahle portion of a bed-framewith a portion of mattress, and-connecting to said' portlon another sectionfofcthe bedframe which is n'iovahle horizontal1y, and

automatically operates the coacting. section oi: the fra'rne. 3

*It is afurther ohject of the present invention provide a wall or disappearing ibed structure free of any door structure, I and which, while'occupying a inlnimum vertical and transverse space in the wall will have. a portion pro ecting in front of the wa'll usable as a desk, table, dresser, .orother article of furniture r I,

Another object-1s toprovide ahed structure, involving a horizontallyinovablePcar= rier and bed-frame section suitably orna inented and. finished asan artic'leof fllI'Ill-j ture, movable toward and irornha recess in; the closet, and havingoperat n'g connections,

with a complementary section of. the bed-- frame which 1s pivoted in the-wall recess so as to he swung to avertical' or horizontal position with relation to thewall, and to provide a readily adjustable counterba-lancf ing' means for a tiltahle bed section;

Another object is 'to:prov,ide, in comb ina-w tion with acloset having a recesslof suitable transverse depth and vertical height, .a bed frame member. tiltableiroin the recessout wardly to: a horizontal position; to provide atingpclosure or shutteriwhich may-consist a" horizontally nticvahle bed -frame portion iconnectedz tofand operating the tiltahle per" tion 3' andzto provide an 'autoinaticallyoperfia -neafion filed. December 22, 1913; Serial No. easiest v r o horizontally movable part.

Johan or'nan en tal'article or plece of furniture for "covering p ortion of the wall Lre-' bests; means being provided forlatching the horizontally movable hed 's e'ction and'carf Iri er to the wall structure "and for latching I 'Fe e e en atri s s -l51 the automatically movable closure to" the The invention "consists Y which is ti'ltable therece ssfand the other i of which is horizontally?movable; each ear ryin'g a section of mattress, and the sections 3 heing articulated for coaction with means for locking the several "parts intheir re-' spective positions, and havingfcounterbalancin'g means for aid-ing in the; operation of the tiltahle bed sect on -Q. w:

. It also comprises details ofjconstruction which will be morefully explained by reference 'to the accompanying drawings, in: which w Figure 1; is a front view hr the bed strucshown a portion of arwallQ, through the in" combination i with acloset structure having a suitablere- 5 lower portionofwhich-thereextendsa closet a structure or recess 3,5 whichwmay h e inter-l nallyi p aneledgif desired.

filtisone of the ob'e'ctsfiof' they preseht invention tovprovidei acwall bed which" has j a hed frainetof, preferably,,.two sections, the

shorter not which, lasvt, f iszvsup-ported. upon and in asuitably finished horizontally mov able cabinet orvcarrierrgstructure -5, provided: with rollers 6 runningxupon the floor 7 "The,

longer section 8 of-thebed-xframe is turnably; l

supported'by the sectionalshaft 91in suitable foot-bearings 10, of which thereflisuone on h each side of; the bed-frame section 8, which maybe rigidly secured to a transversebase board 11', mounted upon the ,fioor 7 within th'e closet orvreeess'fi. The bed-frame sec- "tions andS are provided respectively with mattress sectionslQ and 13. I v p In order 'to' automatically move the bee frame. ;secti0n 8 frorna vertical to a horizontal position, as gthe cabinet structure is inovedi outwardly, these bed ifranie members are connectedibytlinks 14, the inner: 3

, pivots 15. The outer ends of the links 14" are connectedtothe"short section 4-, slid-y ably'mounted on rails 16 of the cabinet 51 Thus, when the cabinet 5 is moved" out wardly from thejwall, the bedlinks pull upon theapi-vots'l5 and "in" turn tilt these'ction 8 dow-nwardlyand outwardly about the: bearings 10, so that the, sections l: and S ends which arej turn'ably connected to register horizontally a and a form a complete bed with amattress l2l 3jof full lengthl r The cabinetJ5 islocked, when in juxtapo-l sition to the' wall in front of theg'recessifi,

' by a-suitableylatching device 18, 1 havi g hooks' 19 at the inner end adapted; tofit over respective keepers fastened to" the .pi'las .ters or finished panels. atlthe sides of the recess In order tofdisengage the h0oks'19' I from their respective stop vplates 20 there may beprovided an operating lever21, pivotallyrnountedon'the front of the cabinet 5 (and which has a short arm 22 projecting 1 .into the interior of the cabinetand engaging -the adjacent end of .1 a a I 1 While itis. understood that the horizon the latch 18 which vis pivoted at 23. 1

' 3 tally movable structure 5 of the bedmay be of any height and desired 'finish,-as here shown it isfinished in the'gformof' a buffet and, extends upwardly to a convenient vheight. Since'fthe bed-frame section 8 is 'ofgreaterglengthfthan the height-of the sary to provide" clearance'jroom beneath the top, of the recess@ 3:.forthe, frame section -8 to swing,outwardly;, it is desirable that this,

cabinet 5, jand,'.:since it is, therefore, neces clearance -.way be. concealedlibypa, suitable means when the cabinet structure 5 'lS not of able'ibehind fixed pilasters 25, one on each itself of suflicient height. cTolthat end, there is provided [inthis instance a. frame 24:, Whichmay include a mirror,parallelly movsideof therecessguz Theclosure 24,-whenin its lowermostpositiong,isfengaged and re-- structure 5, jwhiclilatch operates toholdthei v franieQ L down against thelifting tende 'Gyl of counterweights 27, connected by ropes 28 to the frame,*tliearopes running over suitable I pulleys 29. and the-:weights operating inweightvboxes 30 previdedtherefor. To

L, guide the closure'rwhen jitaprojects above the 1 the 1 frame has legs 24: running in the bed in horizontal usable position, the zit-- tendant or'foperator simply grasps the oper-' ating handle 21am pulling upon thef'sameg; .unlatches' the hooks [19 from their keepers 20, thus clearing the cabinet 5 and-permit-- uides 25 the guideways1 In operation, when is desiredt'o adjust ting its free" horizontal movement overthe floorupon the "rollers 6. As the cabinet- 1 moves outwardly "from the front of the recess 3 the latch clears the closure or frame 24, in front of the recess, and this wall .,-f a I c t 1 t fFor the purpose of-automatically check-- the bed-frame 8 automatically rises {a heightto per:

mit the tilltable section 8 to swing outwardly ing therising closure or mirror 24, as it: ap-

each other sothat the buinpersfioj-will engage the s tops34 and positivelyprevent the' mirror frame 241 fromentirely le'aving'itsl guidewaysbehind the pilasters25. f

The mirror "or closure-,2; is pulled downwardly into closing positionin front of the as the cabinet 5 is rolled .1 away from the recess fwhenzthev cabinet5 has been pushed then latched in its lowermost position'by the device 26. \Vhen the bedrframe sections the latter is" horizontal; The autoa tion of the head-board -36 obtained toward thewall to raisethetiltable frame I 8v into; concealed position." The mirror-is, 1 f 1 4+8 are moved into horizontal position an a automaticallyoperating {head-board l 36,- which is pivoted atf3'Zon brackets or arms 38 of the inner: end of tfhe s'ectiOnS, will-j automatically move into a'vertical, position 3 l at the innerorI head end OfZthe-be iwhen ace;

counterbalancing the same by-the provision v 1- of'suitable weights 39 securedto the-headbbardge lQ h P ots-37, so that the dlpart I is. automatically pmaintained ."i

vertical positionduringthe tilting action of nals l0. ;-v v Fromtheforegoin'g it will be seen that an operator, l whenadj-ujsting the bed I from one a position tov'thej ether, simply pulls upon the handle 91, which is fastened to the cabinet 5, and this latter moves horizontally toward 7 {OT fromthewall 2. Z As' the entire load of. the cabinet ,5 supported upon" the rollers p6-very little exertion is requiredltto move the cabinet 5.; i

-; In'ordergto render the upward tilting op -.e ration of the bed-frame section 8 easy and semi-automatic, there is attached to each end i of the shaft 9 a substantial counterb alancing spring 40, here shown-as .a spiral spring,

the inner end of whichis splined in the contiguous portion 'of :the shaft 9,* ai' 1d the "longer or outer end of'whic'h reacts'a'gainst f the under "surface of the adjacent"rail 1 ef' 'thefbed-frame 8: and tends to tilt the: latter.

1 "about nits-1: bearing 3 our-' 1 ,110,526 i v r i the length of thetiltablesectior'n and a carset our hends the presence of tWo subrier of a horizontal Width and length sue, scribing itnesses. stantially equal to andsupporting theother i section, said carrier and the recess cooperat- HHENRY W. BEAGI-L ing to entirely conceal thebed-frame sec- 'Witnesses: k tions when moved into juxta positlon. JOHN R; TY RELL, H

In testimony. whereof We have hereunto o J. E. HARPER.

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